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Why I Stopped Writing Poetry (and Started Again)
October 25, 2014
I was 15 when I showed a part of me
Gave out vulnerability
Spoke my poetry
And he laughed at me
I felt rationalized, marginalized
Ostracized
The pen is mightier than the sword
But actions speak louder than words
So I shielded away from the spoken word
Never in fear of being bored
But for fear of
Inadequacy
Lack of radicacy
I was 16 when I re-met poetry
Sarah Kaye put back the seeds in me
Showed me all me all that I could be.
That I was more than the reflection
Of a broken mirror,
Filled with talent
That he couldn’t see.
Now,
Well now I write poetry
© Matt F., Pierz, MN
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I shared a poem with a very close friend once, and he laughed at it. After that I felt completely inadequate and quit sharing my work with anyone, that is until I discovered the spoken word goddess Sarah Kay